even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
striking; remarkable; considerable
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
every year; yearly; annually
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
extravagant (spending); generous; luxurious; bubbly; bubblelike
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to join forces; to cooperate
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to give a round of applause; to applaud
to tower; to rise; to soar
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
now that; since; so long as; because
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations